diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index c0dd789..b8dcd71 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -718,3 +718,8 @@ function display_companies() {
 add_action( 'wp_ajax_display_companies', 'display_companies' );
 add_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_display_companies', 'display_companies' );
 
+// allow html in category and taxonomy descriptions
+remove_filter( 'pre_term_description', 'wp_filter_kses' );
+remove_filter( 'pre_link_description', 'wp_filter_kses' );
+remove_filter( 'pre_link_notes', 'wp_filter_kses' );
+remove_filter( 'term_description', 'wp_kses_data' );